Import Methods - Symantec SOFTWARE MANAGER 8.0 - REFERENCE FOR WISE PACKAGE STUDIO V1.0 Reference

Import Methods

Software Manager Reference
Add the package to Revision Control.
See Revision Control
Perform the operation on the Wise Package Studio server.
If you are working on a client computer, you can perform the import on the Wise
Package Studio server. You must use a UNC path to specify the imported package.
If the package and the Software Manager database reside on the server, this
significantly improves the performance of this operation for large packages. With
Enterprise Management Server, Security Setup determines whether this option
appears.
The Wise Task Manager dialog box appears during package import and remains open
until the operation is completed. However, you can close or minimize the dialog box and
continue your work in Wise Package Studio.
See Wise Task Manager in the Wise Package Studio Help.
Note
In general, do not import a package from a CD. If you do, you will not be able to export
the package after resolving its conflicts, because you will not have access to its source
files and you cannot write to a CD. However, when you import a package as part of the
Package Definition process, you can use a CD as the source because Package Definition
copies the source files to the share point directory.
Import from the share point directory
To place a package into the share point directory and queue it for import, do either of
the following:
Use Package Distribution to distribute a package to the share point.
See Copying a Package to the Share Point Directory in the Wise Package Studio
Help.
Use the Package Definition tool in Workbench to create a package; clear the Import
into Software Manager check box.
See Creating a Package Definition File in the Wise Package Studio Help.
Then, open Software Manager and import the package.
See Importing From the Share Point Directory
(Enterprise Management Server only.) You also can use the Auto Import Service
scheduled task to import packages from the share point automatically.
See About the Auto Import Service
Import a single package from any network or local drive
You can import a single package from any accessible drive. Use this method when
packages have been distributed to a network drive, or when an installation has been
saved to a local or network drive.
The following topics describe the types of packages you can import and provide
instructions for importing each type of package:
Importing a Windows Installer File
Importing a WiseScript or SMS Installer File
on page 80.
on page 37.
on page 74.
on page 40
on page 43
Importing Packages
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